2009

ORCHESTRA BAOBAB 2009

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ORCHESTRA BAOBAB 2009

A very special night in the company of the magnificent Orchestra Baobab, one of Africa's great iconic bands and creators of one of the world's most sublime and truly distinctive pop sounds. Founded in 1970, Orchestra Baobab fused Afro-Cuban rhythm and Portuguese Creole melody with Congolese rumba, high life and a whole gamut of local styles - kickstarting a musical renaissance in their native Senegal. Baobab found themselves sidelined by the revolution they helped create and disbanded in 1985 but a huge groundswell of international interest led to their triumphant reformation in 2001. Now winners of 2 BBC Radio 3 Awards for World Music in 2003 and with a Grammy nomintation Orchestra Baobab embark on their national tour.

Theatr Mwldan is proud to be working in partnership with Pontardawe Arts Centre and Taliesin Arts Centre to present Orchestra Baobab in Wales.